The founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is chairing the 13-member 5th Anniversary Planning Committee of the late Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama.

This year marks exactly 5 years of the demise the late Vice President who stood for discipline and series of events are expected to be held in commemoration of the celebration.

Notable among them are the memorial lecture, clean up exercise and a ceremony to rename the 21,000-seater Tamale Sports Stadium after him in view of the fact that he played diverse roles to ensure that it was constructed in the region.

Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko who chairs the anniversary planning committee, it is gathered is considering a football match between two colts teams before the renaming is done.

The late Alhaji Aliu Mahama was Ghana’s first Muslim Vice President under President John Agyekum Kufuor between 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009 but died on 16th November 2012 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital at the age of 66.

Meanwhile, a son of the former Vice President has said it will be an honour to the family to name the Tamale Sports Stadium after his father,

Farouk Aliu Mahama, observed that it will be one of the greatest gestures the current president can bestow on the former statesman who contributed in diverse ways to the development of sports in the country particularly in the north.

“He played key roles in Real Tamale United (RTU) as a Board Chairman and also influenced the construction of the 21,000 capacity facility, the first of its kind in the region”, he stated.